Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal may officially be lost forever after the Court of Arbitration for Sport declined to consider overturning its ruling despite new evidence from USA Gymnastics.
USA Gymnastics said it had video evidence showing that coach Cecil Lundy’s request for an investigation into Chile’s floor exercise score at the Paris Olympics was made within the one-minute time limit, but it did not affect the CAS’s decision to reconsider a previous decision to return the medal to Romania’s Ana Barbos.
“USA Gymnastics was informed Monday of a rule by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that states that arbitration decisions cannot be reviewed even if conclusive new evidence is presented.” USA Gymnastics said in a statement “We are deeply disappointed by this notice and will pursue all avenues of appeal, including in the Swiss Federal Court, to ensure that Jordan receives a fair score, ranking and medal award,” the statement said in a statement on Monday.
Barbos was originally named the bronze medalist for the April 5 competition, but the United States requested and was granted a review of Chiles’ scores, which moved Barbos up to third place after the changes.
Six days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the request was invalid, as it had not been made in time.
Barbos and teammate Sabrina Maneka-Boinea improved their standings with 13.700 points, but Chiles returned to fifth place with 13.666 points.
Chile left Paris with the team all-around gold medal, won by the United States.
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“Sabrina and Jordan, my thoughts are with you,” said Barbos, 18. wrote in her storySpeaking about Maneka-Boynare, who finished in fourth place, he said: “I know exactly how you feel because I went through the same thing, but I know you will come back stronger. I truly hope that at the next Olympics, all three of us will stand on the same podium. That is my real dream!”
